Egg boiler



NOV. l0; 1931. B H, SKELLY 1,831,612

EGG BOILER Filed Nov. 4, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 'Egal Egizif77 vpn/07' Nov. 10, 1931.y B. H. SKELLY EGG BOILER Filed Nov. 4, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jerney NW10, 1931. B HSKELLY Y1,831,612

EGG BOILER Filed, Nov. 4, 195o 5 sheets-sheet 5 fnUew/Or efnara/ H Ska/ly Patented Nov. l0, 1931 BERNARD H. sirnLLY, or 'Bniiienronn' 'CONNECTICUT OFFICE f EGG BOILER Application 1edNovemli-er4, 1930. Serial No. 493,296.

My invention relates to egg boilers, and has for its.object to cook an egg toa soft,

medium or hard boiled state7 without anyk attention as to time onthe part of the coolr.

lWith this end .in view mylin'vention cony sists in subjecting the egg to the action of boiling water throughout a period of time., that is automatically predetermined by the de ee to Vwhich the egg is to be coolzedf j he accompanying drawings illustrate a preferred exemplification of my invention, and in these drawings, n

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partlyy broken, ofn an apparatus for carrying out inyinvention-'- Figure 2is a plan view/f Figure 3 isa section at line 3k3 of Figure 2 1 j Y Figure 4 is aview similar to Figure 2, but with the control arm positioned for a soft boiled egg-f` Figure 5 is ure 4f- K.

Figure 6 isV also a. view similar to Fig ure 2, but with the control arm positioned for boiling the egg medium- Y Figure 7 is a section at line 1-1 of Fig ure 6- p Figure 811s likewise a `View similar to Figurefv2, but with the control arni positioned for1boilin`gan egg hardy Figure 9 is a section at line 9-9 of Figi FigurelO is a Section at line 10-'4-10 of igures 11, 13 and 15, are plan viewsl of modifications of the invention, and Figures 12. 14 and 16, are respectively sectionsat the lines 12-12, lli-#14 and 16v-16,

ofFigures 11, 13 and 15.

Similar numerals of reference denote like parts in the several figures of the drawings.y

a section 'at line 5%-5 of rFigy' spinning the periphery ,ofsaidendffirmlyf ,v Y i against the lower washeryso as Ito make a -water tight connection between this sleeve i and the bottom 5. f Y ,v .i

This sleeve has lateral openings 7 8 and 9 55 in the saine horizontal plane but of different sizes, the opening 7 being the largest., `the opening 8 somewhatsmaller, and the opening 9 the smallest. i f

10 vis a valve or plug that fits snugly with# 60 in the sleeve 3 andy extends through the latter so as to project there below, this projecting part being reduced in, diameter and threaded externally, a nut 11 being driven y on this threaded portion-.to secure said plug 65 as against any movement except rotation.

This plug is hollow and open at the bottom4- as seen at 12, and a large discharge opening.

13 leads laterally from the portion 12 through the plug, this opening being in the 70- same horizontalplane with the openingsfgl s 9. v ,l l

a141 is aver-tical spindle that is securedfat its lower end to the plug` or valve 10, and this spindle terminates at its upper end in'yll5'g Y what I term a control arm. 15 that extendsy ,j

radially from the spindle andfhasa hooklike formation 16 at itsl end which engages over the rim of the receptacle.

When this arm 15 is in the .deposition "81027;,

shown at Figures l, 2, 3 and 10, nonefof the openings l7, 8 and 9 in the' sleeve will be alinernent witlrthe large opening 13 in the valve` 10, and the receptacle will thenl be j watertight and may be used for other culi? 85 narv purposes. j Vhen the controll arm isswung tothe position shown at Figurestand 5th'e largest Y y opening 7 will be in 4aline'inent with th'e disf charge opening 13, and when said arrn is '90 swung to the position shown `at Figures 6'@ and 7, the mediumv sized opening 8fwill be alined with the discharge opening, and .the` position of the control arm shown at Figures 8 and 9 will bring the smallest opening '-'9 in'y 95 alineinent with the discharge opening; Y

Ifthe receptacle be filled with boiling water and an egg placedin the water with the l, parts in position as shown atFigures tand n 5, the waterwillbe discharged 4fronintheafrelo@ l ceptacle in a comparatively short time, the sizes of all the openings 7, 8, 9, and 13, as well as the size of the receptacle being predetermined, so that it is known that when the receptacle is empty, the egg will have been subjected to the action ofthe ,boiling water fora timeto cook it 'to the degreedesired, and'i'the instance noted at the beginning of this paragraph the receptacle will be emptied in four minutes and the egg will be soft boiled.

Following this analogy, with the parts in the positions shown at Figures G and 7 and Figures 8 and 9, the receptacle will be emp- E tiednirr or 8 minutes andthe.,eggivonld be respectively medium and hard boiled. l

from the receptacle in predetermined'periods 'of tiine',just 'as in the strucures heretofore described with reference to Figures l to l() inclusive.

.stationary member Which corresponds with the sleeve 3, and issecured to the bottom of the receptacle in any suitable manner, which,

in the presentinstanee, isso evident from the 80 drawings'asto require no fdescript'ien, and

'llhesx @i3- 11 durations Vare in no sense to be taken as limitations, as they inayvary widely according tothe capacity of the receptacle land thesizcs of thefvarious.openings referred to, and are only mentioned as examples inthe. abstract., v,

In carrying out my invention, the receptafele is filledwitliboiling waterand the egg or "-gss.1i1m-iltely1placefltherein.

In order to prevent accidental cracking Y th...egsfl here .Pwvded ven Sinni@ means which is 'OnlyillustrateCl in Fi gi'nes l and2, and- 3vhieh1 willnov;v describe. I i, 3G 17 Ais'. ad islry loosely itit within the recepfacie and heritage-.Cent al. epeniusfl which normally. Surreunds the. .Sleeve and, has .1.6255

l9. tha tj'rs.tjon the bottom otthe receptacle.

,Alliftfod secured to this disk is utilized 35 to .beletten setlist ese'anwv be flea positued thereon, :and then to lower'it sothat theeggswill vno tueomes contact with any- 'x thing that .neeldfk' them.

fhisdisk may, of course, 40 lEindthe eggsplaced inl the boiling` water in any',A desired marmer.V

It thus arm is properly positionedgwacook need, not l be, aan @intentas@aan this vmember has extending h therethrou'rh from top tofbott'om a discharge openingf.'4 Pivoted on ytop of the meinbergQZ is a lrotary member 24 to which is preferably securedfthe S5 vertical spindle lt asl and for the purpose hereinbfm'e. described -edthis rptally Iiiliif ber has extendingtherethrough a large open- I ing 25, a medium openingQGf and valsnliall Opening 27., and. by. 1OtatQn-ef-lt-hs"member 90 24 these openings are`respectively `bnought' yinto alinement with the' f 'discharge opening 23, so that the receptacle ymay be emptiedbtx the boiling' water in predetermined times just as hereinbetore de scribe d r .A 95 leiellns t@ Fgr'es lzaild 14, 28 i514. sfertionary `member "which is secured to' the 'bottom of. the. receptacle. has f1 -dsle'ge .Opening 29extendingthetetlireiieh freni we-.. to bottom. '30 lis a member'adaptedfto 'slgdel100 within suitable ways in the meinberfQnS, and this slide isprovided with'ailarge"openiiig,lv

charge openingQQl asfand for the purposes ,be eoncernecl-with lunderboiling er overboil- The spindleyltthat .t rminatesin what: been termed the "control arini.v is .preferabl v formedsdas to provide, asnitab1 'thu/nib.. g 'p ,2lfor swinging the arm, but this is not essential.v

Also, -a 11y-: m ean s, within the rangerof ordinary; 'mechanical lgenius mayV be Iutilized. for, revolving the plug. or valve, l andthe latter le finger and ing and: the small, kmedium and large openscribe s rev'feral simple 'modifications ofiny invention; all ofjwhich, however, fai' asf the 65' reoneerned, contemplate aV stationary' mem` hereinbeforevdescribed. Y vReferring .to .Figures L1.5., and lf f statonafyih her. Secured t. thebottemof.. the receptacle in anysuitablefinanner;and,is 1.10 prende@ .with a dshisetelilllg'@Xtilling therethrough from top' to bttom.

a memberpivoted at 'tothe member and provided with almob BSwhereby tl i i s7'nie,II1-;f Dery 36 may besvlme .fromfits-:pvotfil'lpt 115 and this mel. blzl S...i .iO-iid"ef with, i. Opennsa a.- medumopeniilg 40, and@ smelt opening'. 4:1, whichjlopenings are concentrif,

cally disposed with respect to the pivot??? so f 1420 that when the member-is swungthefope'n- Vings in said member will'be alined. with the discharge opening 35 just asin the instance heretoforeldescribed. l, z..

From the above `it will be .readily lunderfV -1'25 stood that it is immaterial whether theregistering openings are disposed 'laterallyorI vertically,',aiid` that thefsa'me process ot boiling' the eggs `obtains yin the instancesof' all the construetionsheietofore described. i3() 1. An egg boiler, comprising a receptacle for receiving boilingwater Within Which the egg is placed, a hollow cylindrical seat secured to the bottom of said receptacle and having a plurality of different sized lateral ports leading therein from said receptacle, a hollow outlet plug rotatably secured Within said seat and having a comparatively large lateral opening leading into said outlet, and means attached to said lug and extending above the upper edge ci) the receptacle for rotating said plug to bring said opening into alinement with said ports.

2. An egg boiler, comprising a receptacle for receiving boiling Water, a stationary member secured to the bottom of the receptacle, a member movably connected with respect to said l stationary member7 one of saidmembers having an opening for discharging the Water, and the other member having openings of different sizes, means connected to the movable member and extending above the edge of the receptacle for selectively bringing the openings of different sizes into alinement with said discharge opening, whereby the Water 1s dlscharged from the receptacle m predetermined perods of time.

In testimony whereof I aliX my signature hereto.

BERNARD H. SKELLY. 

